Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties

One of two research institutes that comprise the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Established in 1972, the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties (奈良文化財研究所, Nara Bunkazai Kenkyū-jo) is located in the city of Nara, Japan with branches elsewhere in Nara prefecture. The institute is divided into department for the excavation and restoration of Heijokyo, Fujiwarakyo, and other sites, and for the study of documents from Japan's early historical Nara periods.

History

Timeline

• 2001 -- Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties is created by merger of the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara.
• 2007 -- Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage is established by merging two Independent Administrative Institutions -- the Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, which had been created in 2001; plus the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum (the IAI National Museum), also created in 2001. The IAI National Museum had been created by merging the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum in 2001; and the Kyushu National Museum had been incorporated into the organization in 2005.

External links

• National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara
• Agency for Cultural Affairs website
  • Cultural Properties for Future Generations
  • Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties